Jalandhar, Feb 12 (PTI) The Doaba region of Punjab, know for the high rate of migration to foreign countries, is witnessing a rise in number of people being deported after falling victim to illegal racketeeres who promise high paying jobs at foreign shores. Nearly 45 per cent of the total number of Punjabis who go abroad in search of better jobs are from this region, which is often called the “NRI... 

Indian PM Manmohan Singh says his government has moved “substantially forward” in tackling corruption but still has a “long way” to go. In a speech in Delhi, Mr Singh said he was confident a strong anti-corruption bill would still pass in parliament, despite failing in the upper house. The bill envisages setting up an independent ombudsman, or Lokpal. Mr Singh also confirmed... 

CHANDIGARH/DEHRADUN: Brisk polling was today witnessed in the elections to the assemblies of Punjab and Uttarakhand that were by and large peaceful. While Punjab registered voting at around 65 per cent, polling in Uttarakhand was put at nearly 70 per cent, officials quoting initial reports from various constituencies in the two states said. The key elections in Punjab and Uttarakhand, which were being... 

LONDON: International Panthic Dal (IPD) have rolled out a poster campaign in an effort to raise awareness within the Punjabi people of the need to vote for the right Akali candidate running in the forthcoming Punjab State Assembly Elections – January 30th 2012. IPD have created several posters which outline the consideration the voter should make when selecting his/her Party/Candidate. Freedom,... 

LONDON: January the 26th marks the anniversary on which the Indian constitution was enacted. We must ask ourselves; have we ever seen this constitution? Do we know what is written in there? The constitution was formed after the independence of India from the British raj. To this day India claims to be, and is recognised as the world’s largest democracy. How the constitution undermines the Sikh nation As... 

The Punjab Election Watch, which has analysed the list of candidates for the forthcoming assembly elections, has found that a total of 92 candidates (23 percent) out of 408 candidates have declared that they have never filed income tax returns. PEW has also revealed that Sukbhir Singh Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal [ Images ] Punjab has the highest annual income of Rs 4.58 crore. He is followed by... 

JALANDHAR: Notwithstanding the US state department’s argument that comedian Jay Leno’s comments were satirical in nature and constitutionally protected under free speech, two separate complaints against Leno have been lodged in the US – one with the Federal Communications Commission and the other with the superior court of California. The US-based Sikh rights group ” Sikhs for... 

Government schools in Punjab have reportedly not received any money for midday meals for the last several months prompting some of them to stop serving food to children under the scheme. In a few schools, teachers have been spending from their own pockets or buying rations on credit to feed the children. The education department has attributed the delay in payment to non-release of funds by the finance... 

Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) experts have laid emphasis on the judicious use of fertilisers, harmful effects of paddy straw burning, saving environment and use of ‘Leaf Colour Chart LCC for maize, rice and wheat crops. This was stated in an interactive meet of the farmers from different parts of the state and the PAU experts on resource conservation agricultural technologies namely LCC,... 

Anti-incumbency is once again the buzzword with a twist in Punjab. As the state makes its run up to the Assembly polls on January 30, the phenomenon that has alternately brought the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and its partner BJP, and the Congress to power is this time applicable to both. The ruling SAD-BJP combine will be battling anti-incumbency in the state, while the Congress will be fighting a central...